TWO teenagers are set to appear in court charged in connection with a homophobic attack in a Burbage park.

The 17-year-old from Burbage and a 19-year-old from Coventry have been charged with conspiracy to rob and will go in front of Hinckley magistrates on September 20.

Their arrests came after a 50-year-old was allegedly beaten up by a gang in Colts Close on March 14. He believed he was meeting someone there he had met in an internet chatroom but was allegedly met by a group of men who attacked him and demanded cash. Police believe he was set up by the gang and targeted because of his sexuality.

An 18-year-old from Coventry who was originally arrested in connection with the incident was been released without charge.